A new fanfare by Wynton Marsalis shows off the Orchestra’s brass. Then, 

completes the concert with a delirious dream fueled by Berlioz’s obsessive passion and unrequited love. Listen now with guest host Valerie Kahler on this week’s episode of SymphonyCast.

WYNTON MARSALIS: Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!

STRAUSS: Death and Transfiguration (Jesús López Cobos, cond. –Telarc 80462)

Valerie Kahler grew up in a musical family and started playing cello and piano in 3rd grade.  She began her radio career in 1989 as a volunteer at KNAU (now Arizona Public Radio) in Flagstaff, Arizona.  She worked there as a classical host and music director for more than a decade before moving to Minnesota to work for MPR.   In addition to classical music, other passions include sewing, singing and cooking.  She shares her life with her partner, John, an artist.


Valerie Kahler

On this week’s episode of SymphonyCast with guest host Valerie Kahler, a new fanfare by Wynton Marsalis shows off the orchestra’s brass. Then, ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ completes the concert with a delirious dream fueled by Berlioz’s obsessive passion and unrequited love.




The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

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